List of Lowrey organs

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Lowrey organs were originally made in Chicago, Illinois (prior to 2011) and have been played in churches and by professional and home musicians since the 1950s. [1] Lowrey entered the portable keyboard market in the early 1980s with the Wandering Genie, which was succeeded by the Japanese-made Micro Genie line. In January of 2019, Kawai, the owner of the brand, announced it would cease all production of Lowrey Organs. This list of models is incomplete.

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Organs

ImageModel Name / NumberYears sold newDescription
Berkshire Deluxe TBO-11968Organ with 2 44 key manuals, 13 bass pedals, built-in spring reverb, Leslie effect, and marimba effect famously known from Baba O'Riley by The Who played by Pete Townshend. [2] The TBO-1 is a slightly upgraded version of the older but otherwise identical Berkshire TBO (1966).
The love of music began here.jpg Carnival (C500)1978Automatic bass, rhythm and accompaniment. Two keyboards and bass pedals. [3]
Coronation
Cotillion1983Theatre organ with memory presets and extensive features, including human voices and other sound effects.
Debut (L-65)1981
Debut (L-70)1982Featured two keyboards and Magic Genie.

Lowrey DSO-I Vacuum Tube Organ.jpg

DSO / DSO- / DSO-1Unknown; 1962 at earliestHome spinet organ. Two 3½-octave manuals and 1-octave pedals. Includes Leslie tremolo, a chime effect stop, and a "glide" switch on the side of the volume pedal. There is also an Automatic Orchestra tab witch adds chord tones from the lower keyboard to the upper keyboard. The "-1" adds a repeat function.
Encore (M-100)1979
Festival1960-1966Two 61-note keyboards. 25 bass pedals. [4] Features Automatic Orchestra, [5] glide control, percussion and "Moving Stereo" controls. [6]
GAKH25 / GAK25H1983Console.
Genie (L-5)1972-79 [7] [8] Featured walking basses and rhythm section. [9] One finger play. [3]
Genie (L-10)1979
Genie (L-15)1979
Lowrey genie 44.jpg Genie 441975
Genie 881975
Genie 981975
Genius
Fiesta (L25)1982-1984
Heritage
Holiday1966 [9] -1983
Holiday (D-325)1978Two keyboards with Magic Genie. [10]
Lowrey Holiday Deluxe Model LSL (1961) stop knobs - spotted at the Pine AZ Thrift Store (2011-06-17 10.14.36 @pxhere 223605).jpg Holiday Deluxe1972-1974 [11]
Jamboree (TG 88)1978-1979
Lowrey Journey EY320 Virtual Orchestra (digital organ) - 2017 Winter NAMM (2017-01-21 17.36.00 by Pete Brown).jpg Journey2010s
Jupiter1974 [11] Featured Automatic Orchestra and Leslie Speaker. [5]
LC-881980
Mardi Gras (L-55)1982-1983Featured four channels, double keyboard and Magic Genie chords.
MX-11981-1984
Organo195660-note organ for attaching to a "standard piano" [12]
Pageant

(M-150)

1982
Parade1981
Saturn Deluxe1974 [11]
Spinet1956 [13]
Stereo Jubilee1977 [14]
Stereo Genie 98-11977Features Automatic Organ Computer and Lowrey Glide. [15]
Super Genie1974-1975 [11]
Symphonic Holiday1975 [16] -1977 [14] Four channels, 88 keys, two keyboards, Magic Genie.
Teenie Genie1974-1976 [17] Rhythm and auto-bass pedal accompaniment. [18]
TG44-11977Two keyboards and bass pedals. [19]
TG44BK1977Two keyboards, pedals and built in cassette recorder. [20]
TG98
TGB1977 [19]
Theatre HR-98Complete professional theatre organ. [18]
Venus1974

Portable organs

Some of Lowrey's portable organs were made in Japan and based on JVC designs.

ImageModel Name / NumberYears producedDescription
L-2 Wandering Genie1980-1982Portable organ with Genie accompaniment. Effects include variable sustain, "repeat" setting with adjustable tempo and "glide" (single-tone pitch bender).
Micro Genie V60Rebranded version of JVC KB-300/KB-303. [21]
Micro Genie V10049 keys. 8 note polyphony. Rebranded version of JVC KB-500. [21]
Micro Genie V1011982-198749 keys. 8 note polyphony. [22] Rebranded version of JVC KB-500. [21]
Micro Genie V1201985-61 full sized keys. [23] Rebranded version of JVC KB-700. [21]
Micro Genie V1051986-Hybrid of JVC KB-600 & KB-800. [21] Features include MIDI in and out, AUX in and out, MIC in with adjustable gain. Expression pedal input.
Micro Genie V125Rebranded version of JVC KB-808. [21]
Micro Genie Pro V60049 keys. Programmable. MIDI in and out. [24] Came with "guitar strum" accessory. Rebranded version of JVC KB-800. [21]

References

  1. ↑ "Lowrey organs for home and church (1956)". The Daily Independent. January 1956. p. 16. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  2. ↑ "Pete's Gear: Lowrey Berkshire Deluxe TBO-1 organ: Baba O'Reilly/Won't Get Fooled Again 'synthesizer' sound". thewho.net. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  3. 1 2 "Lowrey Genie and Carnival Organ advertisement (1978)". The Salina Journal. 4 October 1978. p. 25. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  4. ↑ "Lowrey organs (Spinet, Super Genie, Festival) for sale (1976)". The Manhattan Mercury. 18 March 1976. p. 14. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  5. 1 2 "Lowrey organs advertisement (1966)". The San Bernardino County Sun. 11 February 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  6. ↑ "Lowrey Festival Organ advertisement (1960)". Arlington Heights Herald. 8 December 1960. p. 23. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  7. ↑ "Lowrey Genie organ advertisement (1972)". El Paso Herald-Post. 5 January 1972. p. 36. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  8. ↑ "Lowrey Organ Headquarters - Home of the Genie advertisement (1972)". The Berkshire Eagle. 5 January 1972. p. 22. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  9. 1 2 "Lowrey organ advertisements - Genie and Holiday (1972)". The News-Herald. 6 January 1972. p. 8. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  10. ↑ Bujor Florin Lucian (2018-04-04), Demo 1978 Lowrey D-325 , retrieved 2019-04-10
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Lowrey organ sale advertisement (1974)". Mt. Vernon Register-News. 26 December 1974. p. 23. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  12. ↑ "Lowrey Organo advertisement (1956)". The Indiana Gazette. 25 January 1956. p. 22. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  13. ↑ "Lowrey Spinet Organ advertisement (1956)". The Herald-Palladium. 20 January 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  14. 1 2 "Lowrey makes magic - organ advertisement (1977)". Waukesha Daily Freeman. 23 November 1977. p. 50. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  15. ↑ "Lowrey organ advertisement (1977)". Albuquerque Journal. 10 March 1977. p. 8. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  16. ↑ treasurec0ve (2012-11-08), 1975 LOWREY "Symphonic Holiday" ORGAN for SALE $100 ...GREAT DEAL! , retrieved 2019-04-10{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ↑ "Lowrey Teenie Genie advertisement (1974)". The Newark Advocate. 10 July 1974. p. 38. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  18. 1 2 "Lowrey organ advertisement (1976)". Alamogordo Daily News. 7 January 1976. p. 10. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  19. 1 2 "New Lowrey organ advertisement (1977)". The San Bernardino County Sun. 16 June 1977. p. 29. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  20. ↑ "Lowrey organ advertisement (1977)". The Chilliwack Progress. 21 September 1977. p. 25. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "JVC instruments rebranded as Lowrey". jvckeyboards.tripod.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  22. ↑ "Lowrey Micro Genie V101". Keyboard Kountry. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  23. ↑ Kevin (2017-03-31). "Audio Trough: Instrument Review - Lowrey Micro Genie V-120 a.k.a. JVC KB-700". Audio Trough. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  24. ↑ "Lowrey Micro Genie Pro V600 Black & white | Glenn Giles". reverb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
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